If You Arrive at the Appointed Time and Place to Commence

question 1

Multiple Choice

If you arrive at the appointed time and place to commence negotiations expecting one individual as your counterpart and find a team of three negotiators, you may reasonably conclude that:

• A) The team may have been brought to intimidate and/or pressure you.
• B) You are a fool and should have brought a team.
• C) You need not give it a second thought.
• D) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Action Research

A participatory process that combines action and research to solve problems and generate knowledge.

Participant Observation

A research method used primarily in qualitative research where the researcher immerses themselves in the environment of their subjects, observing and sometimes participating in their activities to gather data from an insider's perspective.

Validity Checks

Techniques used in research to ensure that the instruments, procedures, and data collection methods accurately measure what they are intended to.

Participant Action Research

A methodology in social research where researchers actively engage and collaborate with participants in the research process to effect change.